Published by Retort Press, Bearsville, N.Y., 1950
ISBN 10: 0809323753 ISBN 13: 9780809323753
Seller: Firefly Bookstore, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket is covered in removable, clear, mylar Brodart cover. DJ is brittle. Chips missing throughout DJ along top of cover edge and along spine back. Pages have minimal tanning along edges. Binding intact, pages clean. Covers are rubbed from shelf wear. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.
Published by Retort Press, 1950
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Lowell Naeve (illustrator). 1st Edition. Unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar. Stiff paper wrappers. Tiny pieces missing from top and bottom of dust jacket (see photo). An anthology of the prison writings of conscientious objectors to WWII. Includes 11 line illustrations. Limited to 2,000 copies, entirely hand set, hand bound, and printed on a foot panel press by the editors.
Published by Retort Press, Bearsville, NY, 1950
Seller: Seacoast Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 6 3/8" x 9 7/16", 138 pp., gray card covers with black illustration and titling to front, black cloth spine. First Edition. Limited Edition. Illustrated by Lowell Naeve. The prison wisdom of 15 ex-inmates, a book praised by the great Aldous Huxley. From the preface by Christopher Isherwood: "Maybe you will never go to prison, either willingly or unwillingly. Maybe you disagree completely with the stand which these men took. . . . But . . . the problems raised by this book extend far beyond the usual categories of 'right' and 'wrong,' expediency and inexpediency. They touch all our lives. . . . I wish it could be read by everybody in the United States." This copy in Very Good condition with only minor wear, soiling, a few small marks and small corner bumps/creases; see photo enlarged. Internally clean with only age-toning to page edges. The book was originally bound with black cloth tape on the spine; this is not a repair, even though it has a 'home-made' look to it (that's because it was - using a Gordon upright footpedal press, etc.). Very Good.
Published by Retort Press, Bearsville, NY, 1950
Seller: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very good overall. First edition of this noted "anthology of the Prison Writings of Conscientious Objectors to World War II" (front flap), inscribed by one of its contributors, legendary activist and pacifist James Peck. Peck devoted himself to nonviolent resistance and in addition to serving three years at Danbury for refusing to serve during the war, he fought for decades for labor, peace, and civil rights, and was arrested dozens of times during his life. Indeed, he was a prominent figure in the 1970s prison reform movement in no small measure because of his numerous incarcerations, whose earliest experiences are detailed here. Includes a lengthy jacket blurb by Aldous Huxley [Bromer B75] as well as striking illustrations by Lowell Naeve. Uncommon complete and in collectible condition - and scarce when inscribed by a contributor. 9'' x 6''. Stiff printed pictorial wrappers in original dustjacket. One of 2000 copies, "entirely hand-set, hand-bound, and printed on a footpedal press by the editors." Inscribed in pencil by contributor James Peck to verso of front endpaper: "Mildred - You said you wanted to read what I wrote about the jig. Well, here is some of it and some of what others wrote. It gives you the feel of jailhouse [sic]. I think the book will interest you. I think they did a groovy job on the cover. -Jim." Jacket lightly rubbed with some chipping, esp. to lower spine. Faint staining. Unclipped. Mild wear to yapp edge of book.